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Saturday, August 16, 2025

NEW BOOK: HOW TO GET AND TEACH FOREIGN STUDENTS ONLINE

 NEW BOOK: HOW TO FIND AND TEACH FOREIGN STUDENTS ONLINE


Greetings Mwalimu, and welcome to this educational platform, which has been helping students and teachers since 2020.

My name is Victor Bollo, a seasoned teacher of Kiswahili and History with over five years of experience.

Today, I present to you this life-changing book, Getting and Teaching Foreign Students Online, in response to endless requests from many teachers who are ardent readers and beneficiaries of this platform.

If you are interested or passionate about teaching foreign students online, on part time or full-time basis to earn extra income, this book is for you.

The book goes for only Kshs. 250.

It has 8 chapters and below is its outline:

  1. Chapter 1: Introduction: The Rising Global Demand for Online Learning and Why African Teachers Are Well-Positioned for Online Teaching
  2. Chapter 2: Most In-Demand Subjects for Foreign Students (With Percentage Demand)
  3. Chapter 3: Where to Find Foreign Students Online (We have provided working URL Links to sites that have worked for us)
  4. Chapter 4: Essential Requirements for Successful Online Teaching (What else apart from your smart phone or laptop)
  5. Chapter 5: Steps to Start Teaching & Growing Your Student Base
  6. Chapter 6: Common Mistakes & How to Avoid Them
  7. Chapter 7: Advanced Strategies for Scaling & Long-Term Success
  8. Chapter 8: Conclusion & Final Tips for Long-Term Success

Final Words: Your Journey Starts Now

This book has been authored by a small team of experienced teachers, including those who are currently teaching in international schools such as Nova Pioneer Academy, The Agakhan Academy, and Brookhurst International School Academy. 

The teachers have created working connections with international students and have indicated strategies that have helped them get and teach foreign students.

The entire book is Kshs. 250

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

VITABU VIPYA VYA FASIHI ANDISHI VYA SHULE ZA UPILI 2021

 

VITABU VIPYA VYA FASIHI ANDISHI VYA SHULE ZA UPILI 2021

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Wizara ya Elimu imeidhinisha vitabu vipya vya fasihi andishi vitakavyosomwa, kuchambuliwa na kutahiniwa katika shule za upili kote nchini.

CHECHE ZA MOTO iliyoandikwa na John Habwe na kuchapishwa na Jomo Kenyatta Foundation (JKF) ndiyo riwaya ambayo itachukua nafasi ya riwaya ya Chozi la Heri ya Asumpta K. Matei.

Hadithi fupi, MAPAMBAZUKO YA MACHWEO iliyochapishwa na kampuni ya ushapishaji ya Mountain Top ndiyo itachukua nafasi ya Tumbo Lisiloshiba na hadithi nyingine iliyohaririwa na Alifa Chokocho na Dumu Kayanda.

Wizara ya elimu imeidhinisha vitabu hivi baada ya miaka minne ya kutahiniwa kwa Chozi la Heri na Tumbo Lisiloshiba. 

Wakufunzi wameelezea matarajio makuu kwamba Cheche za Moto huenda ikawa nyepesi kwa wanafunzi kuelewa hasa kwa kuzingatia mtitiriko wa vitushi na idadi ya wahusika. Baadhi ya walimu wamedokeza kwamba riwaya inayoondoka imekuwa changamoto kwao na kwa wanafunzi kwa sababu imeshishirikisha wahusika chungu nzima. Vilevile, walimu hao wameeleza kwamba riwaya Chozi la Heri imekuwa na uchangamano mwingi katika muundo wake.

Kwa upande mwingine, wanafunzi waliohojiwa na Homeschool Kenya wamepongeza watunzi mbalimbali wa hadithi katika diwani ya Tumbo Lisiloshiba. Wanafunzi hao wamedokeza kwamba hadithi hizo mbali na kuburudisha, zimesheheni ujumbe muhimu kwa wanafunzi wote. Nilipowauliza kuhusu changamoto walizokumbana nazo katika usomaji wao wa Tumbo Lisiloshiba, wanafunzi hao walisisitiza kwamba hadithi hizo zimekuwa nyepesi kuelewa.

Tunashughulikia uchambuzi wa Cheche za Moto na Mapambazuko ya Machweo na baada ya siku chache tutachapisha makala hayo humu kwenye blogu kwa manufaa yetu sote. Ahsanteni.

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Tuesday, April 14, 2020

THE PEOPLE OF KENYA UP TO THE 19TH CENTURY

Background to the people of Kenya
The earliest inhabitants of Kenya are believed to be the Khoisan i.e. the San and Khoikho (Bushmen) of southern African. 


The remnants of these groups are the: /Earliest inhabitants of Kenya Included:

  •  Nguye, Okuro of western Kenya, 
  • Dorobo/Athi/Ogiek of Kenya
  • Hadza and Sandawe of Tanzania.
Evidences that proved to have been inhabited by humankind as far back as two million years ago or earlier
§  Tools attributed to Homo habilis were found in Koobi Fora near Lake Turkana.
§  Hand axes, cleavers and other tools attributed to Homoerectus have been found at Olorgesailie near Lake Magadi, Mtongwe near Mombasa, around lakes Victoria and Turkana and at Kariandusi.
§  Tools associated with the late Stone age such as the Crescent, arrowheads, pottery, bone harpoons and ornamental egg shells have been found near lake Naivasha, lake Nakuru, Lukenya hills and Athi river.
§  Microlith tools, axe heads, polished stones, stone bowels, platters and grinding stones have been discovered all over Kenya.
§  Iron was used as far back as 270AD. Evidence of iron use have been found at Urewe near Ng’iya in Siaya and in Kwale at the coast.
§  Animals such as cattle, sheep and goats were domesticated in Kenya during the late stone age.

Lifestyle of the earliest inhabitants of Kenya
§  Their language resembled that of the Khoisan.
§  They originally were nomadic peoples.
§  They gathered fruits and dug up tubers and roots to supplement their diet.
§  They used stone tools, bows and arrows.
§  They fished in rivers and lakes, using harpoons.
§  They lived in rock shelters and caves.
§  They made and used pottery.
§  They buried or cremated their dead.
§  Because of their nomadic lifestyle, they lived in seasonal camps and had no permanent homes.
§  Being hunter-gatherers, they were very few, with very few belongings i.e. a variety of stone tools, bows and arrows.
§  By the 7th century BC, they had learnt and practised fishing. They started living in semi permanent homes of rock shelters and caves.
§  After acquiring the skill of food production, they settled down in more permanent homes and owned more materials such as grinding stones, pestles and stone bowels, pots and calabashes.
§  They kept humpless long-horned cattle and grew food-crops like sorghum and millet.
§  They passed on many customs such as circumcision, age-set organization, the taboo against eating fish, etc. There was a lot of cultural exchange between them and the new comers.

    NB:These early inhabitants of Kenya may have been subdued by other stronger peoples, particularly the Bantu and the Nilotes through intermarriage, assimilation and war.

Some remnants of these early inhabitants speak the languages of the groups near or with whom they live. E.g.  some speak Kikuyu while others speak Olmaa: the language of the Maasai. A majority of them speak Kalenjin dialects. The Kalenjin refer to them as Okiek while the Maasai call them Dorobo. In western Kenya, the Nguye and Okuro were totally assimilated by the Luo and Bantu groups.


QUIZ: Name three linguistic groups in Kenya. (3 marks)


Linguistic groups in Kenya

  1. The Bantu
  2. The Nilotes
  3. The Cushites
NB:-BANTU is the largest linguistic group in Kenya.
        CUSHITESis the smallest language group in kenya.


QUIZ: Give three ways in which Kenyan communities interacted. (3 marks)


  1. Trade
  2. Warfare
  3. Intermarriage
  4. Sports

Origin of the people of Kenya

The Bantu -Their original homeland was somewhere between eastern Nigeria and the Cameroon (Congo Basin).. They first settled on the Congo forest.
The Nilotes originated in the Sudan.
The Cushites originated from Horn of Africa.

MIGRATION AND SETTLEMENT OF THE PEOPLE OF KENYA

The Bantu

They had a similar sound of the root word for people has a ‘ntu’, ‘ndu’, ‘tu’ and the names of livestock are alike. 


The Bantu are the largest group in Kenya and are divided into two groups viz:
Western Bantu and Eastern Bantu based on how they entered Kenya. 


NB: The Bantu-speaking groups include the Luhyia, Kisii, Kuria, Kikuyu, Akamba, Meru, Aembu, Taita, Agiryama, Digo in Kenya and Pokomo, as well as many other smaller groups.

                                  
QUIZ: Name two classifications/ groups of the Bantu.

  • Western Bantu- Luhyia, Kisii, Kuria and abasuba and settled in western part of kenya thus their name.
  • Eastern Bantu                                                          

FACTORS/REASONS FOR MIGRATION OF THE BANTU

2004 18. (a) Why did the Bantu migrate from their original homeland? (5 mks)
i.        There was an increase in population thus the need for land for settlement
ii.        They were looking for land for cultivation
iii.        They needed land for grazing/ pasture
iv.        Internal conflicts forced them to migrate
v.        They were attacked by neighbouring communities/ external attacks
vi.        Outbreak of diseases led to migration/ outbreak of epidemics
vii.        They migrated due to drought and famine
viii.        Some people migrated for the sake of adventure    
ix. Group influence: Some moved because they had seen their relatives and friends move.
x. Need for water and pasture for their animals forced them to move.
xi. The Bantu migrated in order to export their iron-working culture.   ( 5 x 1 = 5 mks)

WESTERN BANTU

They include,
*       Abasuba-Suba
*       Abaluyia-Luhya
*       Abakuria-Kuria
*       Abagusii-Kisii

1999 5.  Name two Bantu communities in Kenya whose ancestors settled in the Mount Elgon area before migrating to their present homeland. (2 mks)
i.        Abagusii
ii.        Abakuria
iii.        Abaluyia/ any Abaluyia speaking group

2012 3. Name two Bantu groups in Kenya which settled in Mount Elgon area before migrating to their present homeland.                                 (2 marks)
(i)    Abaluhya
(ii)  Abagusii
(iii)    Abakuria

ABALUHYA
*       Luhyia oral tradition traces their origin to an area called Misiri. Historical evidence shows that Abaluhyia resulted from intermarriage between various ethnic groups in the course of their migration into Kenya. Buluhyia is an area in which Nilotes, Bantu and some Cushites interacted.
*       Luhyia migration and settlement into Kenya started around 300AD. Their most recent ancestors spread from Eastern Uganda from around 1300AD. Most of them may have originated from the mount Elgon region and then settled in Bukhayo, Marama, Tiriki, Bunyore, Wanga, Maragoli, Marachi, Kisa, Samia, Idakho, Isukha, Bungoma and other Bukusu areas, Bunyala, Busonga, etc.
*       As they migrated, they assimilated other groups, such as the southern and Eastern Cushites as well as Southern Nilotes.
*       Between 1550-1750AD, Luhyia society began to take shape. By 1883, Abaluhyia had fully emerged as a community.
*       Abaluhyia interacted with Nilotic speakers such as the Maasai, Kalenjin and Luo, which led to a lot of cultural exchange.
*       The interaction of Abaluhyia with several other communities perhaps explains why there exists so many clans and dialects among Abaluhyia. In fact, the term Luhyia means Family. Abaluhyia means People Of the Family or Family-people.

Eighteen major dialects constitute Abaluhyia.
*       Tiriki, *       Maragoli,
*       Isukha, *       Idaho,
*       Banyore, *       Kisa,
*       Batsotso, *       Marama,
*       Wanga, *       Banyala,
*       Batura, *       Kabarasi,
*       Bukusu, *       Tachoni,
*       Khayo, *       Marachi,
*       Basonga, *       Samia.

Each of these dialects consists of several clans and tended to exist independently, through remotely connected ties to the rest of Abaluhyia. In fact, Abaluhyia were constituted as a community in 1947, when the British colonial government administered all these Luhyia dialects as a single entity.

THE ABAGUSII
*       Abagusii may have originated from a place known to them as Misiri, under their ruler and ancestor called Kwitu.
*       From Misiri, Abagusii and some Abaluhyia groups migrated to the Mount Elgon region where they lived for several generations.
*       Around 1500AD, Abagusii, Abakuria and a section of Abalogoli migrated down Nzoyia river valley and settled at Goye in Yimbo and near Ramogi hill and other areas on the Eastern shores of lake Victoria.
*       Due to arrival of Luo Ancestors In the lake region around 1550AD, Abagusii were pushed to Alego, Kisumu, and Sakwa and Asembo areas.
*       Shortly after 1600AD, drought forced Abagusii to migrate and settle in the Kano plains. Their farther migration Eastwards brought them into conflicts with the Kipsigis. Because of this, they moved to the fertile Kisii highlands and other parts of their present homeland, such as Kitutu, South Mugirango and others.
*       In spite of conflicts with the Luo, Maasai and Kipsigis, Abagusii exhibited and practised good interaction, due to which they intermarried, traded and had other forms of exchange with these communities.

THE ABAKURIA
*       Abakuria live in south Nyanza. Their traditions indicate that they are related to the Abalogoli of Abaluhyia and Abagusii too.
*       They also trace their origin to the Mount Elgon region and maintain that they came from a place called Misiri.
*       They moved through chepalungu, Lolgorien and settled in kurialand  between 1580 and 1660 A.C.E.
*       Abakuria may have migrated alongside Abagusii up to 1500AD when they took their separate direction.
*       Abakuria settled briefly around the shores of Lake Victoria, where they interacted with the Luo and the Southern Cushites. Abakuria may have picked up the practice of circumcision and Age-set organization from the Southern Cushites.
*       Some of the Kuria clans may have come from northern Tanzania. e.g. abairegi from musoma.
*       By 1800AD, Abakuria had all settled in south Nyanza, where they again met and continued interacting with Abagusii. Indeed, some clans of Abagusii originally settled in Kuria territory in the second half of the 18th century.

Kuria clans included

  • ·       Abairegi
  • ·       Abagumbe
  • ·       Abahirichacha
  • ·       Wasimbete
  • ·       Abanyabasi
  • ·       Watobori
  • ·       Abakira
  •            
  • THE ABASUBA
*       Abasuba occupy Mfangano and Rusinga islands on lake Victoria, where they settled from 1750AD, after arriving as refugees fleeing from Buganda. Other Suba people were displaced by the incoming Luo.
*       Suba migration was mainly triggered by fighting in Buganda and Busoga, following the assassination of Kyabbagu by some of his children. Kyabbagu was King of Buganda. As a result of the assassination, there was a struggle for succession to the throne, which made some of the groups around Lake Victoria to flee.
*       In their migration from Busoga and Buganda, most of the Suba spoke either Luganda or lusoga.
*       The Suba later interacted with the Luo as they entered Kenya, although they at first saw the Luo as a threat to them. They traded and intermarried with the Luo among other practices.
*       Some Abasuba settled at Gwasi and Kaksingiri in later years. They adopted the social customs of the Luo. Today, most Abasuba have adopted Luo culture and language.
*       Because of Luo influence, Abasuba have almost lost their original language and way of life.


QUIZ: Name the main social aspect that the Abasuba aquired from the Luo as a result of assimilation by the Luo. (1 mark)

          -The Luo language

EASTER BANTU

They are divided into two ie

  •  Coastal Bantu 
  • Highland Bantu.

Coastal Bantu

They include the following:
·       Mijikenda, ·       Pokomo, ·       Taita

From the west Victoria dispersal point their first movement was upto Taita hills, where the Taita remained. The Mijikenda and Pokomo proceeded northwards to the coast upto Shungwaya (another dispersal point). The main reason for the Shungwaya dispersal was the Oromo attack In AD 1600.


QUIZ: Name two dispersal points of the Coastal Bantu. (2 marks)


  • West Victoria
  • Shungwaya
Mijikenda
Mijikenda is a Kiswahili word that means nine clans. The Mijikenda comprise the nine communities that originally inhabited the nine settlements called Kaya in the immediate coastal hinterland.


By the 19th, the Mijikenda were established as middlemen during the long distance trade between the Akamba and the coastal Waswahili.


The 9 Communities the constitute the Mijikenda
*       The Giriama,
*       Kauma,
*       Chonyi,
*       Kambe,
*       Ribe,
*       Jibana,
*       Rabai,
*       Duruma,
*       Digo.


QUIZ: Give reason why the Mijikenda lived in KAYAs/ Fortified villages (1 mark)

  • For security purposes

Migration and settlement of the Mijikenda
*       The Mijikenda by the 15th century had settled around Mt. Kilimanjaro and Taita Hills due to conflicts they migrated northwards to Shungwaya, which in Bantu means “To be driven away”. Somewhere between rivers Juba and Tana.
*       From Shungwaya, the Bantu were forced to move southwards by the  Oromo, who also stopped their northward migration around the 16th century AD. The Somali also joined the Oromo in forcing the Mijikenda out of Shungwaya, from where the Mijikenda moved in small groups, which explains why they  settled in different places and why today the Mijikenda exist and are identified by their small groups or clans.
*       The Mijikenda settled  in fortified villages, just inland from the coast. Each of the nine groups settled in their own separate ridges, which are commonly referred to as Kaya, a word that means  ‘towns’. The term Mijikenda itself expresses that the community consists of nine related groups.
*       Each Kaya was fortified with tree trunks. Even after settling in their present homeland, their main enemies were the Oromo and the Somali.
*       By the 19th century, the Mijikenda had interacted and established themselves as middlemen in the Long Distance trade between the Akamba and the Waswahili at the coast.

2013 18 (b) Explain five social effects of the migration and settlement of the Mijikenda in their present homeland. (10 marks)

  •        i.          They intermarried with other groups thereby strengthening relationships.
  •      ii.          There was cultural exchange due to their interaction with other people/ assimilation/absorption.
  •    iii.          There was an increase in population in the areas where they settled.
  •    iv.          There were inter-community conflicts/wars in the areas they settled.
  •      v.          It caused redistribution of people in the areas they settled leading to further migration/displacement.
  •    vi.          Some were converted to Islam due to their interaction with Arabs.
  •  vii.          It led to the establishment of Kaya/villages which were fortified in order to protect themselves against external attacks.
Any 5 x 2 = 10 marks
Pokomo
Ancestors of the Pokomo lived with those of the Mijikenda at Shungwaya, but the Pokomo moved southwards and settled along river Tana, where they interacted with Cushitic communities. Population pressure and Oromo attacks were the main reasons for Pokomo movement from Shungwaya.


QUIZ: Give the main reason why the Pokomo moved from Shungwaya. (1mark)

NEW BOOK: HOW TO GET AND TEACH FOREIGN STUDENTS ONLINE

 NEW BOOK: HOW TO FIND AND TEACH FOREIGN STUDENTS ONLINE Greetings Mwalimu, and welcome to this educational platform, which has been helping...